City Council Study Meeting of 02/23/26, February 23, 2026
Votes on Carpet tile installation at Alexander Blue House, Greenmead Historical Park
How this board votes
The City Council approved 95% of 85 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Eileen McDonnell (7 of 113 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
This was a Livonia City Council study session setting the agenda for the March 9, 2026 voting meeting; no final votes were taken, but items were assigned to consent or regular agendas.
- Jurisdiction
- Livonia, MI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- February 23, 2026
- Decisions
- 19 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 19
Noise ordinance waiver for Saint Ravka Maronite Catholic Church festival
Request from Rev. Dr. Rodrigue Constantine of Saint Ravka Maronite Catholic Church at 32765 Linden Street to waive the city noise ordinance for a cultural festival Aug 7-9, 2026 with DJ and live bands. Councilman McCullough offered an approving with Saint Mary's decibel limits and zero bass after 11PM, monitored by police; Councilwoman Persiconi offered a substitute keeping times as-is (music to midnight) with decibel limits only. Placed on the regular agenda for 03/09/2026; no vote taken at study session.
- decibel limits matching Saint Mary's festival
- zero bass after 11PM (per McCullough motion)
- police monitoring
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This was a Livonia City Council study session setting the agenda for the March 9, 2026 voting meeting; no final votes were taken, but items were assigned to consent or regular agendas.
Key Decisions (19)
Noise ordinance waiver for Saint Ravka Maronite Catholic Church festival
Buildings F and I at Shops at College Park
Waiver to remove house for parking at La Fontaine dealership, 11315 Stark Road
SDM liquor license waiver for Fleming's Prime Steakhouse, 17400 Hagerty Road
Four-story hotel at 31501 Schoolcraft Road
Early voting plan and site designation (City Hall)
NEOGOV sole-source software purchase (Civil Service)
AFSCME Local 1917 contract agreement 2025-2028
Emergency repair of Air Handler Unit 2, Jack E. Kirksey Recreation Center
Sponsorship for Livonia Junior Athletic League
Carpet tile installation at Alexander Blue House, Greenmead Historical Park
Alliance of Rouge Communities 2026 annual assessment
Generator preventative maintenance contract
Cloud-based sewer inspection software, sole source
Design engineering contract for 2027 Amrheim Road reconstruction
2026 concrete road program contract 26-C
Construction engineering services for 2026 concrete road program (AEW)
2026 concrete road maintenance/selective slab program contract 26-J
Construction engineering services for 2026 slab program (AEW)
Development Activity (3)
Shops at College Park - Buildings F and I (Charles Schwab & Fogo de Chao)
Mixed-Use
La Fontaine dealership parking expansion, 11315 Stark Road
Commercial
Four-story hotel at 31501 Schoolcraft Road
Commercial
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Resident noted new development is concentrating on the west/north ends…
Housing Demand
Public comment cited a shortage of housing and interest in…
Commercial Demand
Continued reinvestment on prime corridors (Shops at College Park with…
Infrastructure
City is investing heavily in concrete road reconstruction/maintenance (~$6.7M in…
Who Spoke (25)
On the record: 6 councilmembers, 5 staff members, the clerk, an attorney, the applicant, and 9 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded vote11315 Stark Road conditional use permit
17400 Haggerty Road conditional use permit
31501 Schoolcraft Road site plan
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